Denise Nicholas
Known for ActingBorn 1944-07-12Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Denise Nicholas (born Donna Denise Nicholas; July 12, 1944) is an American actress and social activist who was involved in the American Civil Rights Movement. She is known primarily for her role as high school guidance counselor Liz McIntyre on the ABC comedy-drama series Room 222, and for her role as Councilwoman Harriet DeLong on the NBC/CBS drama series In the Heat of the Night.
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Known for
Capricorn One
1977 · as Betty Walker
Blacula
1972 · as Michelle
Let's Do It Again
1975 · as Beth Foster
Ghost Dad
1990 · as Joan
Color Adjustment
1992 · as Self
A Piece of the Action
1977 · as Lila French
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"
1981 · as Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)
Ring of Passion
1978 · as Marva Trotter Louis
And the Children Shall Lead
1985 · as Mother
Mother's Day
1989 · as Elizabeth Sturgis
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994 · as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
Mr. Ricco
1975 · as Irene Mapes
The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973 · as Elena
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994 · as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
Five Desperate Women
1971 · as Joy
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994 · as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
Ritual
2000 · as Sylvia Becker
The Big Stuffed Dog
1981 · as Nurse Riley